In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INTERIMS
Noun
interims
plural of interim
Anagrams
• Tenriism, Terminis, minister, ministre, smirnite
Source: Wiktionary
INTERIM
In"ter*im, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is he, this, that.]
1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc. All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. Shak.
2. (Hist.)
Definition: A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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